Polyglot Dictionary

Berufsverkehr

/bəˈʁuːfsfɛɐ̯ˌkeːɐ̯/

der noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. rush-hour traffic

    Built from Beruf (job) + Verkehr (traffic).

    • Im Berufsverkehr staut es sich.

      There are jams in rush-hour traffic.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Mass Scope Individual

Made of

  • Beruf job
  • Verkehr traffic

Practice

1 What does Berufsverkehr mean?

2 Fill the gap: Im ___ staut es sich.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Berufsverkehr?

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